Postoperative care for rectal cancer

Rectal cancer patients are physically weak after surgery. If they want to recover as soon as possible, a scientific and reasonable diet and proper exercise are very necessary.

1. Patients will suffer varying degrees of blood loss during surgery. Blood transfusion is far less effective than self-produced blood. Therefore, after rectal cancer surgery, you can appropriately add some blood-enriching foods, such as animal liver, lean meat, eggs, milk, crucian carp, duck soup, longan, white fungus, turtle, etc., which are beneficial to the patient's recovery.

2. Due to bleeding during surgery and hypersecretion of the adrenal cortex, the body's potassium excretion increases, which reduces blood potassium and intracellular potassium concentrations. Therefore, patients should pay attention to increasing potassium-rich foods after surgery, such as gravy, vegetable soup, and fruits with skin.

3. Patients after surgery have weak gastrointestinal tract and generally have no appetite or aversion to greasy food, so the diet should be light. Try to make some small dishes and porridge that suit the patient's taste. The variety should be rich, and small meals can be taken frequently. Drink some water 30 minutes after a meal.

4. You should also supplement your diet with more vitamins and squeeze fresh fruits and vegetables into juice to drink.

5. Carry out appropriate physical exercise to improve body resistance.

6. The cordycepin contained in Cordyceps sinensis can phagocytize tumor cells and enhance the ability of red blood cells to adhere to tumor cells, which has a good promoting effect on preventing tumor recurrence and metastasis. Patients can take it appropriately under the guidance of doctors.